Hose coupling



H. H. LOGAN HOSE GOUPLING `fune 3,- 1930.

Filed May 7. 1926 l Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED STATES ynamur n. LOGAN, or CHICAGO, ILLrNoIs HOSE COUPLING K Applicationled May 7, 1926. Serial No.-107,420. l

My invention relatesv to improvements in i hose couplings, and 'it consists in the combi nations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed. An object of my invention is to provide a hose coupling consisting of male and female members in which a simple means is employed for positively locking the members to form a Huid-tight joint. y

A further object of my invention is to .provide a device of the type described in which the members may be locked or unlocked by turning the male member in either direction with respect to the female member.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide ardevice` of the type described in which a used male member may be replacedby a new male member and a desirable connection with the female member assured.

A further object of my inventionis to provide a device of the type vdescribed which is simple in construction, and durable and eliicient for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages ,will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims. Y

My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings,V forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of the male and female members attached to each other,

Figure 2 is a front elevation ofthe male member, a portion thereof being broken away,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the female member, i A

Figure 4 is afront elevation'of the female member, y

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a portion of the female member, and

Figure 6 ris a sectional view of the female member provided with a metal pipe connection, parts thereofy being shown Ain elevation.

In carrying out my invention, Ik provide a 2 and an annular flange 3. The female mem,- ber 1 is provided with zin-openingtV which tapers into anA annular recess g qwhich is adapted vto receiver a gasket 6. .The gasket Gis provided with arecess 7 for a tainer ring 29. An annular flange 30 is disfemale member 1 Vhaving a hose connection purpose hereinafter described. The female member is provided with a tapering recess 8 and a relatively large opening 9. The femalemember is provided with relatively small openings 10, which taper out- .55

wardly adj acentthe periphery of the female member, andan annular groove 10.

Keys 11,. see Figure 5, are cut from a flat strip of material. The keys are machinedy so as to form integral pins .12 thereon. After this is completed, the ends of the keys 1,1 are bent downwardlyyfrom the position shown in dotted lines into the arcuate-shaped osition shown in full lines Figure 5. e keys .l are placed `within' the female member, the pinsV 65 12 being received within the openings 10. The ends of the pins 12 are riveted, as shown in Figure 1, thus rigidly securing the keys in place. The feinalemember is providedwith slots 13 on each side thereof, see Figures 37u and v4.l A j f j Y Amale member has a tube 14 which is provided with ahose connection 15 and a semispherical recess 16. The tube 14 is provided with an annular iange 17 and a conical sur`- face 18. A ring 19 having integral lugs 20 is disposed concentric with thetube -14, The lugs 2O are provided with tapering surfaces 21 and key-engaging surfaces 22. The'ring 19 is provided with stop members 23. A

A sleeve 24 is disposed concentric with the tube 14, and is provided with a reduced portion 25 which is adapted to enter the female portion. The reduced portion 25 is provided with recesses 26 therein.' Pins 27 are rigidly disposed inthe sleeve 24, see Figure 2. .A

spring 28 is disposed concentric with the tube 14, one end thereof striking against the sleeve 24, and the other end receivable Withina rep posed. concentric with the tube 14 adjacent the retainerl ring 29, andis held in placeby a locking ringl which is receivable in the recess 16. Y

In Figure 6, I have shown a female member which is similar in construction to the female member shown in Figure 1, with the exception of a threaded portion 32 which is provided to permit the device 'to be applied to a metal pipe or tube. Y 1,05

the male member. At this point, the sleeve 24 is moved away from the female member against the tension of the spring 2S to permit the male member to enter the female .member l a sufficient distance. At this point, the male and female members are turned in opposite directions, causing the keys 1,1 to ride upon the adjacent 'tapering surfaces 21 of the lugs 20 until the keys are in engagement With the surfaces `2,2 of the lugs 20. The sleeve 24 is then released, permitting the pins 27 kto enter the slots 13, the stops 23 always remaining in the recesses 26. The male and female members are noiv positively locked together, as clearly shovvn in Figure 1.

y It is obvious' that the members may be connected or disconnected by moving the male member in either direction With respect to the female member. With this construction, there will be no possibility of the members being forced in the Wrong direction, for dis- 'connecting them: and. causing them to be damaged and become inseparable. Furthermore, when the keys 11 have reached their position upon the surfaces 22 of the lugs 20, the connection between the male and female members is positive, and there is no tendency for the members to become disconnected.

When the male and female members are in locked position, the conical surface 18 is receivable in the tapering recess 8, and the annular flange 17 is received VWithin the gasket 6. The gasket 6 provides a liquid-tight connection, due to the recess 7 therein. As the rair or liquid is forced through the opening 4 and through the tube 14, the air or liquid may tend to move past the gasket 6. In doing s0,'it enters the recess 7 and forces the walls of the gasket against the annularrecess 5 and the `flange 17. In this manner, a leakproof int is provided.

"It will be observed that the keys 11 are partially embedded in the groove 10 and conform to the walls thereof. .In this manner, the pressure which is applied to the keys is againstthe IWalls of the groove 10 and not against the pin 12. 'In this manner the keys fare stronger and are adapt-ed to have more pressure applied thereto than if. they were dependent upon the pins 12 alone.

The tube 1 4 is so constructed that when male and female membersV are locked together, the tube 14 may be rotated yWith respect to the female member, the lring 19, and thesleeve 24.' The purpose of this is to enable :the twist to be taken lout of vthe hose Without the necessity of uncoupling the device.

I claim:

l. A hose coupling comprising a female member having an inner Wall, an outer Wall, and relatively small openings, keys, pins integral with said keys, said pins disposed in the openings and rigidly secured in place, a male member, a ring carried by said male member, lugs integral with said ring, said lugs being adapted to engage With said keys when said male member is rotated in either direction with respect to said female member, and means for locking said ring, said male member, Aand said female member in place. n

2. A hose coupling comprising a female member having an inner Wall, an outer Wall, and relatively small openings, keys, pins integral With said keys, said pins disposed in the openings and rigidly secured in place, a male member, a ring carried by said lnale member, lugsintegral with said ring, said lugs being adapted to engage with said keys when said male member is rotated in either direction with respect to said female member, a sleeve carried by said male member, and means carried by said sleeve and cooperating With said ring and said sleeve for holding said ring and said female member against rotation with respect to said sleeve.

3. A hosey connection comprising a female member having a key and provided with a recess, a male member adapted to enter the female `member and rotatable therein, said male member having a ring rotatably disposed thereon 4and provided with a lug having a cam surface arranged to engage said key and to draw said mais and female members into locking relation Whenrotated and a spring-pressed sleeve slidable longitudinally on said male member and having a projection adapted to enter said recess in the locking position.

4. A hose connection comprising a female member having a key and provided with a recess, a vmale member adapted to enter the female member and rotatable therein, said male member having a ring rotatably disposed thereon andprovided Witha lug hav- Ving a cam surface on each end thereof arranged to engage With said key and to draw said male and female members into locking position when rotated in either direction, and a 'spring-pressed sleeve slidable longitudinally on said male member and having a projection adapted to ,entersaid recess in the lockingposition.

y 5. A hose coupling comprisinga female member having an outer Wall, an inner Wall, grooves Y in said inner Wall and relatively small openings in saidgrooveakeys receivable in said grooves, pins integral with said ke s and receivable in said openings and rigid y secured in place, a male member, a ring car-- 'sleeve against rotation with respect to said female member.

6. A hose coupling comprising a female member having an inner Wall, arcuate-shaped grooves in said inner Wall, keys receivable for a portion of their Width in said grooves.

and firmly held against displacement by the Walls of said grooves, pins integral with said keys adapted to extend through openings in said grooves for rigidly holding said keys in said grooves, a male member, a ring carried by said male member, lugs integral with said ring having tapering surfaces and key-retaining surfaces, said lugs being adapted to engage with said keys for moving said keys along said tapering surfaces and into engagement with said key-retaining surfaces vwhen said male member is rotated in either direction With respect to said female member, a sleeve carried by said male member, and means carried by said sleeve and cooperating With said ring and said female member for holding said ring and said sleeve against rotation With respect to said female member.

7. A hose coupling comprising a female member having an inner Wall, an outer Wall,

and relatively small openings, keys, pins integral with said keys, said keys being curved to conform to the inner Wall of said female member, said pins disposed in the openings and rigidly secured in place, a male member, a ring carried by said male member, lugs carried by said ring, said lugs being adapted to Y engage with said keys when said male member is rotated in either direction With respect to said female member, a sleeve carried by said male member, lugs integral with said sleeve receivable in recessesiin said female member for holding said ring and said sleeve against rotation with respect to said female member.

8. A hose connection comprising a female member having a key, a male member adapted to enter the female member and rotatable therein, said male member having a ring rotatably disposed thereon and provided With a lug having a cam surface adapted to engage With said key todraw said male and female members into locking relation whenV said ring is rotated with respectv to said female member, a spring-pressed sleeve slid-` ably mounted on said male member and cooperating With said ring in rotative relation, and locking means, including a projection and a recess to maintain the sleeve against rotation With respect to the female member.

9. A rhose connection comprising a female member having a key, a male member adapted to enter the female member and rotatable therein, said male member having a ring rotatably disposed thereon and provided With a lug having a surface adapted to engage with said key When rotated, to retain said male and female members in locked relation, a springpressed sleeve slidably mounted on said male member and co-operating with said ring in rov tative relation, and locking means, including a projection and a recess to maintain the sleeve against rotation with respect to said female member and to prevent said lug from moving out of locking relation With said key.

l0. A hose coupling comprising a female member having a key-retaining groove in its inner Wall, a key disposed in said groove for a portion of its depth and rigidly secured to said female member, a male member comprising a connection to Which a hose may be attached, and a ring rotatable on said male member, said ring having a lug adapted to engage the key in said female member to lock the male member in the female member, the male member being rotatable With respect to the female member When in looked position.

ll. A hose coupling comprising a femalev member having an inner Wall, keys. in said inner Wall, a male member, a ring provided With lugs on its outer surface carried by said male member, said lugs having tapering surfaces and key-retaining surfaces and being adapted to engage With said keys for moving said keys along said tapering surfaces and into engagement With said key-retaining surfaces vvhen said ring is rotated With respect to said female member, a sleeve carried by said male member, and means carried by said sleeve and co-operating With said ring and said female member for holding said sleeve and said ring against rotation Withrespect to said female member.

- HENRY H. LOGAN. 

